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Drug Rehab Treatment Centers

Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • In treatment, the drug abuser is taught to break old patterns of behavior, action and thinking. All While learning new skills for avoiding drug use and criminal behavior.
  • Over 53 Million Oxycodone prescriptions are filled each year.
  • Over 13 million individuals abuse stimulants like Dexedrine.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • Hallucinogens are drugs used to alter the perception and function of the mind.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Popular among children and parents were the Cocaine toothache drops.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • In 2012, over 16 million adults were prescribed Adderall.
  • Studies show that 11 percent of male high schoolers have reported using Steroids at least once.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.

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